“I am the one that finished Astroa’s life. However, this is the first time for me to hear someone asking if I am the Iphalleta’s Young Master.”
“What are you talking about?”
“If you are trying to grab a hold of me and shake me, then it would be better for you if you gave up. Your deduction is way off, Archbishop.”
Under the mask, Riley said with deadly look on his eyes. Rebethra also put on a deadly look on his eyes and engaged in a staring battle.
“Are you trying to bluff?”
“Bluff?”
Riley made sounds of suppressed laughter.
“If you would like, go ahead and spread the rumor. I have nothing to lose from that. Only one who would be hurt from that would be the whatever Young Master from the Iphalleta House.”
Riley was actually breaking cold sweat, but his voice and eyes were steady.
‘If you don’t have the guts and are going to shrivel, then why don’t you just die.’
‘Was my guess wrong?’
Rebethra could see the steady gaze coming from behind the mask. Rebethra crumpled his face.
‘I won.’
Riley was certain that Rebethra was thinking he might have guessed wrong. Riley pushed him further.
“As for me, you didn’t get the right answer, so it does not matter at all, but… What about you? Will you be all right? Will you be okay with ending your career as the Archbishop?”
“…”
Rebethra kept silent. With his finger, Riley tapped at the mask he was wearing and mumbled something that was going to be the most critical hit.
“To open the gate to the ‘World Below,’ you probably cannot afford to be found out by the people?”
“…?!”
“…?!”
Having heard what Riley said, Rebethra and Hurial opened their eyes big and strained them.
“I made a rough guess and poked at it, but it seems this is the right answer.”
“You runt… just where…”
Until now, Rebethra was using honorary form of language. Now, he started to use disrespectful form with a violent look on his face.
Riley merely baited them using what he heard from Ian. However, it felt like Riley just caught the biggest fish immediately.
“Has the table turned? As for the cooperation, it is not me that have to cooperate with you. It seems like you guys will be the ones who have to cooperate with me…”
“… Young Master!”
Breaking through the cold atmosphere, a girl’s voice could be heard.
“…?”
“There you were!”
Riley turned his head toward the direction where the voice came from. Riley vacantly opened his mouth.
There, a girl who could not be more overjoyed from being reunited after a long time was standing there while blushing her face.
[Note: Nainiae… That was adorable, but you really screwed everything up just now.]